GLENVILLE – Another truck has struck the Glenridge Road Bridge in Glenville Friday morning, with the top of Friday’s truck left hanging from the bridge.
Police were called to the area just before noon. The road is closed in both directions, according to Supervisor Chris Koetzle and people are urged to seek an alternate route.
Bridge strikes have been a frequent occurrence along Glenridge Road for years, prompting safety concerns from state and local officials and leading to hours-long road closures while crews work to dislodge stuck vehicles and clean up debris.
Images: Friday’s Glenridge Road bridge strike in Glenville (5 photos)
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Ensure access to everything we do, today and every day, check out our subscribe page at DailyGazette.com/SubscribeLast year, DOT unveiled a series of immediate and long-term plans to reduce the number of bridge strikes, including the installation of flashing beacons to supplement the 14 signs already in place warning drivers of the low bridge.
Most recently the DOT paved half-circle turnaround area on both sides of the street, giving overheight vehicles too tall to pass under the 10-foot, 11-inch bridge ample room to turn around before striking the structure.
The department is also in the process of designing a detection system that would trip whenever an overheight vehicle passes through, causing a pair of electronic messaging boards to display a warning that the vehicle is too tall to pass under the bridge and send a message to DOT’s Transportation Management System.
The system is expected to be installed sometime next year.
This story will be updated as more details develop.
Images: Friday’s Glenridge Road bridge strike in Glenville (5 photos)
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